beep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago"I think Kirbati just gave up when it came time to name cities"i.ibb.coimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1160arrow-down1image"I think Kirbati just gave up when it came time to name cities"i.ibb.cobeep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square18linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareHazel@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoKiribati is on Christmas Island!!?? Wow, the more you know. That’s the island with the crab invasion right?
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoNot quite. There are a few Christmas Islands. This one is one of the larger islands of Kiribati, in the mid Pacific. The one with the soldier crabs is an Australian territory in the Indian ocean.
minus-squareguillem@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoSame name, different islands in different countries (and also different spelling).
Kiribati is on Christmas Island!!?? Wow, the more you know.
That’s the island with the crab invasion right?
Not quite. There are a few Christmas Islands. This one is one of the larger islands of Kiribati, in the mid Pacific. The one with the soldier crabs is an Australian territory in the Indian ocean.
Thanks! 😊
Same name, different islands in different countries (and also different spelling).
Ty! 🙏🏼